Wild World
Some sights from the allotments in December.
January passed muddily on the plot but we still have some crops growing: Carrots I am reliably informed will sprout new green tops now the weather has warmed up - they have survived -15 C so we will see; kale soldiers on and we may even eat some; sprouts and leeks - though something has snaffled their green tops.
The spring onions, red onions, reg onions and garlics are 2-3 inches tall.
Spring flowering bulbs are sprouting but not identifiable yet but expect some crocus and daffs .
At the last Allotment society meeting everyone was chatting about what they had sown. Here is my list sown indoors:
Cauliflowers - all year year round
Leeks - Autumn mammoth 2, snowstar
Lettuce - cos- viala, winter green
Broad beans - dwarf the sutton
Seed potatoes (rocket ) chitting nicely on window sill of unheated room.
Planted outdoors:
Fruit trees: Apple and plum
Bushes: Raspberry - red - tulmen x3 plus 10 of unknown variety.
Raspberry - golden- all gold
Gooseberry - hinomaki x 2
Blackberry -thomles evergreen x2
In two years we should be some fruit to pick - the long wait takes some getting used to, but the anticipation is as exciting as Christmas eve to a child!
Summer flowering bulbs: gladioli,acidanthera,liatris spicotta, oxalis deppei/ called an elegant garden value pack.
Constructed (husband, son and me - a little) a fence of chicken wire around plot to keep out the infamous rabbits. We even buried the chicken wire to prevent them burrowing underneath. So we have high hopes that our stronghold will keep the rabbits at bay. Another plus: should be able to grow peas and beans up the fence in the summer as I noticed another allotment holder did last year.
Mustn't forget to water the seedlings!
